faisean

Irish

Alternative forms

  • faiseán, faisian, faisiún[1]

Etymology

From English fashion, from Middle English facioun (the direct source of the alternative form faisiún), from Anglo-Norman fechoun, variant of Old French façon (“fashion, form, make, outward appearance”), from Latin factiō (“a making”).

Pronunciation

  • (Connacht) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaʃənˠ/[2][3], /ˈfˠɑːʃunˠ/[4]
  • (Ulster)
    • IPA(key): /ˈfˠaʃənˠ/[5]
    • (corresponding to the form faisian) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaʃia̯n̪ˠ/[6], /ˈfˠæʃia̯nˠ/
    • (corresponding to the form faisiún) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaʃunˠ/[5]
    • (assimilated to the suffix -ín) IPA(key): /ˈfˠaʃinʲ/[5]

Noun

faisean m (genitive singular faisin, nominative plural faisin)

  1. fashion
  2. habit
  3. mannerism

Declension

Declension of faisean (first declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative faisean faisin
vocative a fhaisin a fhaiseana
genitive faisin faisean
dative faisean faisin
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an faisean na faisin
genitive an fhaisin na bhfaisean
dative leis an bhfaisean
don fhaisean 		leis na faisin

Derived terms

  • faiseanta
  • fág an tír nó bí san fhaisean

Mutation

Mutated forms of faisean
radical lenition eclipsis
faisean fhaisean bhfaisean

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

  1. ^ “faisean”, in Historical Irish Corpus, 1600–1926, Royal Irish Academy
  2. ^ Ó Máille, T. S. (1974) Liosta Focal as Ros Muc [Word List from Rosmuck] (in Irish), Baile Átha Cliath [Dublin]: Irish University Press, →ISBN, page 85
  3. ^ de Búrca, Seán (1958) The Irish of Tourmakeady, Co. Mayo: A Phonemic Study, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, →ISBN, section 148, page 30
  4. ^ Stockman, Gerard (1974) The Irish of Achill, Co. Mayo (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 2), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, section 1166, page 225
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hughes, A. J. (1986) The Gaelic of Tangaveane and Commeen, County Donegal (texts, phonology, aspects of grammar and a vocabulary) (doctoral thesis), Faculty of Arts, Queen’s University of Belfast, page 442
  6. ^ Lucas, Leslie W. (1979) Grammar of Ros Goill Irish Co. Donegal (Studies in Irish Language and Literature, Department of Celtic, Q.U.B.; vol. 5), Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen’s University of Belfast, page 260

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